[APML] Schmidt Camera arrived (finally)

["William R. Mattil" <wrmattil@ix.netcom.com>]

Gentlemen,

The long awaited day has arrived and my new (ok used<g>) Schmidt Camera
(8") arrived today from Germany. Seems to be in good shape barring a
small screw that was inside the OTA itself. <cringe> No scratches on the
mirror so probably no harm or foul assuming I can but the screw back in
where it belongs. Its a small slotted "post" type screw and looks to be
a #8. Can anyone suggest where this most likely came from ? Also It came
with three film holders. 1) Verhenburg (sp) largeformat holder and two
of the smaller ones (35mm) One of these has three small stars on the
back. The other has none. Which one is the proper holder for use with
gel filters ? Confusing the issue is the fact that both have engraving
on the back (not factory) ones says "wratten #92" and the other says
"wratten #29".

Also included in the box was a clear plastic widget that has slots and
appears to be a holder for 35 mm film. Perhaps for a hypering tank ?????

No instructions and two small 8" radius blocks.


Regards

Bill

Hopefully UPS didn't severely change the focus :^)
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wrmattil@ix.netcom.com	| Ginger had to do it all backwards
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